1Citation, commencement, interpretation and application#
(1)These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) (No.3) (Wales) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st October 2001.
(2)In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires—• “the 1997 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 1997”) means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997;• “ the 1986 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 1986”) means the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986 .
(3)These Regulations shall apply to Wales only.
2Amendment of regulation 8 of the 1997 Regulations#
In regulation 8 of the 1997 Regulations (eligibility - supply of optical appliances), after paragraph (3)(j) add—“k he is a relevant child for the purposes of section 23A of the Children Act 1989 to whose maintenance a responsible local authority is contributing under section 23B(8) of that Act”
3Amendment of regulation 16 of the 1997 Regulations#
In paragraph (5) of regulation 16 of the 1997 Regulations (completion of vouchers), for “or (f)” substitute “(f) or (k)”.
4Amendment of regulation 13 of the 1986 Regulations#
In regulation 13 of the 1986 Regulations (sight tests - eligibility), after paragraph (2)(j) add—“k he is a relevant child for the purposes of section 23A of the Children Act 1989 to whose maintenance a responsible local authority is contributing under section 23B(8) of that Act”
5Amendment of regulation 13B of the 1986 Regulations#
In regulation 13B of the 1986 Regulations (sight test treated as a test under general ophthalmic services)—
(a)in paragraph (1)(b), for “or (f)” substitute “(f) or (k)”; and
(b)in paragraph (3), for “or (f)” substitute “(f) or (k)”.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.